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12" x 30-36" wide. Clouds of fluffy red to rose-pink flowers cover this CA native buckwheat from spring to fall. Native to the Channel Islands off the coast of CA, this rare plant is an easy-to-grow, low care perennial and its glorious flowers attract beneficial insects, bees, and butterflies in abundance. In colder climates, use red buckwheat in containers with annuals and perennials, where it will bloom all summer.

Growing Eriogonum (Buckwheat) Eriogonum (Buckwheat) is a large genus of mostly Western North American wildflowers that are often shrub-like with woody stems. They are very important plants for habitat creation in our gardens.
Preferred growing conditions:

Preferred growing conditions:

Plant in "lean" sandy, gravelly or garden loam soils. Avoid clay. Place in full sun.

Mulching is beneficial in the arid Western US using crushed gravel, pine needles or other coarse, non-water absorbent mulch material.

Irrigate regularly during their first growing season to establish the plants. Infrequent, deep watering is fine from the second growing season and beyond. They won't need much, if any extra water in the Eastern US.

Fertilize lightly in fall with Yum Yum Mix/compost blend.

Special comments:

Don't deadhead. Many species have very showy seed heads that are lost when plants are deadheaded. Seeds are also utilized by many insects and animals for food.

Most species are actually shrub-like and should not be cut back or divided. A light top shear in early to mid-spring to remove the previous year's flowers stems is all that is needed

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